The organisers of the Trofeo Alfredo Binda have used the official launch of the 2026 edition to push a message they have been building for years: this is not simply a one-day race, but a year-round programme rooted in the communities of northern Italy.
The 27th Trofeo Alfredo Binda Comune di Cittiglio, a UCI Women’s WorldTour event, will take place on March 15th, running between Luino and Cittiglio.
At the presentation, staged as the flagship moment of a wider project led by Cycling Sport Promotion, organisers placed elite sport alongside youth development, road safety, sustainability and a long-term territorial legacy as part of a single model rather than parallel initiatives.
“A project that lasts all year”
Mario Minervino, President of Cycling Sport Promotion, set out the ambition in direct terms, describing Trofeo Alfredo Binda as something built across the full calendar rather than a single Sunday on the roads.
“The Trofeo Alfredo Binda is a project that lasts all year and is deeply rooted in its territory,” Minervino said. “The Trofeo Binda and the Piccolo Binda are the only cycling events born as women’s races that have remained exclusively dedicated to women’s cycling. Today, they represent a stable pillar of the international calendar. Young people are at the centre of our vision: through schools, safety education and sustainability projects, they become ambassadors of cycling and its values. For over fifty years, these races have been telling the story of an Italy on two wheels.”
Minervino also highlighted continued investment in race safety, which organisers say has been officially recognised by the UCI, and pointed to the Trofeo Alfredo Binda’s place within the Coppa Italia delle Regioni framework.
Photo Credit: GettySafety and visibility, with equal prize money emphasised
Roberto Pella, President of the Italian Professional Cycling League, framed the event as both a territorial project and an internationally visible platform, confirming that a new initiative will be introduced in 2026.
“In 2026, we will introduce the ‘Safety Sprint’, underlining the central role of rider protection,” Pella said, adding that the event’s global reach will be supported by live coverage on RAI and distribution in more than 130 countries through an agreement with Eurosport. Pella also described equal prize money as “a key milestone and a concrete sign of the growth of women’s cycling”.
Technical and sporting details were delivered by Davide Bardelli, Cycling Sport Promotion’s Operational Technical Director, who confirmed a WorldTour-heavy start list and stressed the depth of the field expected in Luino and Cittiglio.
Photo Credit: MovistarA WorldTour benchmark, with a deep supporting cast
The start list underlines why Trofeo Alfredo Binda continues to hold a special place in the women’s calendar. It remains one of the established early-season WorldTour tests, with a route and finale that routinely draw out riders who can handle repeated changes of rhythm and still finish the job in the closing kilometres.
Organisers also argued that the race’s identity goes beyond a single afternoon of racing, positioning the event as a model that links elite competition with a broader set of goals around safety, sustainability and long-term development, all anchored in the same territory year after year.
Teams racing Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2026
- AG Insurance Soudal Team
- Canyon SRAM zondacrypto
- EF Education Oatly
- FDJ United Suez
- Fenix Premier Tech
- Human Powered Health
- Lidl Trek
- Liv AlUla Jayco
- Movistar Team
- Team Picnic PostNL
- Team SD Worx Protime
- Team Visma Lease a Bike
- UAE Team ADQ
- Uno X Mobility
- Laboral Kutxa Fundacion Euskadi
- VolkerWessels Cycling Team
- St Michel Preference Home Auber93
- Ma Petite Entreprise
- Cofidis Women Team
- Aromitalia Vaiano
- Isolmant Premac Vittoria
- Team Mendelspeck E Work
- Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
- Vini Fantini BePink
